Dementia-Friendly Community

Below are some resources to help you help your community become “Dementia Friendly”. But first, why become Dementia Friendly? What is the difference between a community and a DEMENTIA FRIENDLY community? Watch the video below!

Dementia Friendly Business Training: Become a Dementia Friendly Business Today!

Training Dates and Times: The date, time and location of your Dementia Friendly Business Training is determined by what works best for you, your business and your employees. The Dementia Friendly Business Trainer will come to you and can present at multiple times to accommodate different shifts.

To become a Dementia Friendly Business, we ask that you:

Call the ADRC of Northwest Wisconsin at 877-485-2372 to schedule a training (s).

Ensure at least 50% of your frontline/customer service staff and management team attends the training.

Include a short online training into your new employee orientation.

Contact the ADRC of Northwest Wisconsin Dementia Care Specialist whenever you or your employees have questions.

Want to help make a difference? Join us for our next coalition meeting. Together we can enhance the quality of life for ALL people impacted by dementia in our communities. Meeting times will be posted here as they are scheduled.

Next Meeting Dates and Times:

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Each meeting takes place at the Polk County Government Center in Balsam Lake on the second floor in either the East or West Conference Room located directly across the hall from eachother. Want to join the Polk and Burnett County Dementia Coalition? Contact the ADRC of Northwest Wisconsin at 877-485-2372.

Wisconsin’s Dementia Friendly Communities Toolkit

Wisconsin’s toolkit, Building Dementia-Friendly Communities (P-01000) (PDF, 10.8 MB), provides information, resources, lessons learned, and the steps for building a dementia-friendly community. No matter what sector you represent–local business owner, faith leader, village/town/county government–there is something you can do to become dementia friendly!

Dementia Friendly America

Dementia Friendly America is a national movement to foster the creation of dementia-friendly communities around the nation. Whether or not your community wants to engage in the full movement, you can take advantage of a number of awesome videos and resources for all sectors in the community at dfamerica.org/resources.

Lending Library

The ADRC provides access to educational resources through our Lending Library. This library currently includes resources for caregivers of individuals with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss. All resources are free of charge to rent and include some of which are also free to keep and others that can be purchased at a discounted rate if it appears you will continually need the resource. Please call our office to find out what materials are currently available and details about the lending library program. We also accept donations if you have educational materials (books,-DVDs, etc.) pertaining to caregiving that you are no longer using and that are of good quality. Please call the ADRC of NW WI at 877-485-2372 to find out how to donate or check out an item!